Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform UK coalition in event of hung parliament
Badenoch said Reform UK is too scandal-hit for a pact and argued the Conservatives should fight on alone if no party wins a majority.
- On Tuesday, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch ruled out forming a coalition with Reform UK, stating she would prefer a second general election if no party wins an overall majority.
- Defending her refusal, Badenoch claimed people in Nigel Farage's party are "neck deep in scandal," insisting joining forces would "just be one problem after another" for the Conservatives.
- Pledging to cut hiring costs, Badenoch unveiled plans at the Birmingham conference to halve employer National Insurance contributions from 15% to 7.5% for 21 to 24-year-olds.
- Labour Party spokespeople dismissed the policy as "more fantasy economics," while Tory veteran Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg argued it would be "bonkers" not to consider a coalition to stop a left-wing government.
- Current polling places the Tories third behind Labour and Reform, though senior Conservatives privately hope to reach a "tipping point" where they emerge as the only viable alternative to Labour.
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Badenoch Rejects Calls for 'Unite the Right' Pact with Reform
Badenoch in her Conference speech: “The circus goes on and on and will never stop because this is who Reform politicians are. So to those who say ‘unite the Right’, we are not uniting with that. People deserve better, they deserve better… “I don’t want to live in a country run by people who threaten…
Kemi Badenoch, whose party appears as a third option in voting intentions, claims to "prefer new elections" to form government with the populist right-wing party.
Kemi Badenoch rules out forming coalition with Reform UK - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
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The Independent (US)Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform UK coalition in event of hung parliament
She claimed the ‘volatile’ nature of politics means the Tories could win at the next election.
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